I'm back with another family drabble. Hope you guys enjoy reading as much as I liked writing this. I love writing these cute little snippets about their family life.
"...BUT NAI! I already told you that you can't keep spending our money on so much toys!"
Elma yells.
"I know but seeing their faces light up whenever I bring something new makes me so happy."
"For some reason, you are right because they do calm down when you give them new toys but they get easily bored with them after a week" she replies.
I give both Ryouma and Yuka green and yellow rattles. They beam in excitement and shake it vigorously until music begins to play and the rattles light up.
Our twins both laugh together.
"That's the first time I have seen any of them laugh. They look so happy." Elma says.
Haru pats his little brother's head and then his little sister's.
"Haru, I don't think Mommy Nai forgot you. Look what she has here" Elma says and takes out the brown teddy bear from the bag.
He runs and she gives him it.
"Teddy is soft" Haru says while hugging the bear.
"Nai, come to the kitchen for one sec, please."
I follow her into the kitchen.
"I know what this is about. Sorry." I tell her.
"I know you love your children very much but you can't always bribe them with material things. There are other ways of showing love too. We can't afford to spend more on toys so no toys for a while, okay?"
"Yes dear. I understand."
"You're an amazing parent" she says with a smile.
We both hear crying from the living room.
Haru is bawling his eyes out.
"What's wrong, son?" Elma picks him up and asks him.
He points to Yuka chewing the hand of the teddy bear I had just brought for him.
"She-she tore Teddy!" he cried.
White pieces of wool were scattered on the carpet and parts of the bear, like its abdomen and head.
Yuka is quite strong. I can only imagine what Elma goes through during the day when I'm at work. I take the bear's hand from Yuka's mouth and puts in her pacifier.
"She's just a baby, dear She doesn't understand what she did. You were a tiny little baby like her too, you know" Elma tells him, while rubbing his soft black hair.
"Mommy, will buy you a new one and an even bigger one" I say to the crying child.
Elma gives me a stern look.
"Well for Christmas, I guess" I say nervously.
"Forgive your baby sister, okay Haru-chan?" Elma says.
"Yesh. Haru is big brother" he says with an adorable smile.